The pub is notorious for its association with Jack The Ripper. Supposedly, one of the victims, Annie Chapman, drank in the pub the night she was murdered and Mary Jane Kelly, another victim, picked up clients just outside. It was also featured in the Johnny Depp film ‘From Hell’.

Interestingly, during the 1880’s Jamie Oliver’s (of The naked chef fame) great-great-grandfather was the landlord, which was of the time of the gruesome killings.

Having had our fill of the murderous side of culture, we headed over to the market for dinner.

I love coming here at lunchtimes where the choice among the street food stalls is endless however, the weekend still has plenty on offer!

It was a no brainier though. We headed straight into the market and made a bee line for Bleeker.

Next stop, we headed on over to Vagabond. Vagabond is a great place to socialise with friends and not your average wine bar. You pre pay onto a card then choose your wine and size (125ml, 175ml and 250ml). It’s great as you get to try a £50 bottle of wine without having to buy the bottle!

We loved mixing and matching and discussing our favorites.

And not so favorites.

A really nice touch is that if you don’t use all the credit on your card, you can get it refunded back to you.

Finally, it was getting late but, we had heard rumors of a new rooftop bar in Waterloo. So we hailed down a cab and headed off in the direction of Bar Elba!

You have to climb several floors…

…but the view is more that worth it!

and they have an extensive cocktail list.

Glittery fairy lights everywhere!

We had an epic time on our travels and i totally recommend heading over to the east end for a weekend afternoon/ evening. It seems to get overlooked but its quieter than the west end and there is something for everyone!